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It’s being reported by several places. And now Simon Gagne has been traded to Tampa Bay. It appears that Kovalchuk really could have been a logjam in the summer movement of players. With Gagne gone, I wonder if the Flyers … Continue reading →

The American Century Championship, an annual celebrity championship, reunited several former Stars that were an essential part of the 1999 Stanley Cup Championship team. Brett Hull, Mike Modano and Jamie Langenbrunner all finished in the top-20 of the event. Langenbrunner … Continue reading →

I was talking with a friend about this yesterday, and I really think the short answer is “yes.” There has been a lot of negativity circling the Stars for the past two seasons, where the team has missed the playoffs … Continue reading →

To be fair to Ken Campbell and The Hockey News, I don’t think he’s that far off. I believe Bill Gallacher is the leading candidate to buy the Stars, and $225 million sounds about right. But several sources today said … Continue reading →

I talked to two NHL sources and they say that The Hockey News report that Bill Gallcher has agreed to buy the Stars for $225 million is not accurate. They say the sale process is ongoing and that Gallacher is … Continue reading →

Ken Campbell has the report on The Hockey News blog. I’m making calls right now. UPDATE: A couple of sources are saying they don’t believe the report is accurate. I’ll make some more calls. I think Gallacher is the leading … Continue reading →

He’s scheduled to go to the Texas Stars next season with all of the depth on the third and fourth line for the Dallas Stars. Here is the press release: DALLAS STARS AGREE TO TERMS WITH RAYMOND SAWADA Frisco, Tex. … Continue reading →

The Detroit coach told www.nhl.com that he thinks Modano will choose the Red Wings. “This is a no brainer for Mike Modano — the highest scoring American player of all time to come back to your hometown, play in Hockeytown,” … Continue reading →

I think they are also close on Ray Sawada. Here is the press release: DALLAS STARS AGREE TO TERMS WITH MAXIME FORTUNUS, TREVOR LUDWIG AND BRAD LUKOWICH Frisco, Tex. – The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has agreed … Continue reading →

The Stars have agreed to terms with defenseman Brad Lukowich on a one-year, two-way contract and also have re-upped Maxime Fortunus and Trevor Ludwig to two-way contracts, according to assistant GM Frank Provenzano. The official announcement will probably come tomorrow … Continue reading →

Here is another entry in our rolling newsletter during the summer. If you have any questions you would like answered, e-mail them to me at mheika@dallasnews.com Q: Mike, Dan Jancevski signed with Philadelphia today. What was the reasoning behind the … Continue reading →

If you are interested, here is what capgeek has on the Stars’ new contract with Scott Glennie, the eighth overall pick in 2009. The cap hit for Glennie will be $1.65 million when he starts playing, but much of that … Continue reading →

Fabian Brunnstrom’s arbitration hearing has been set for July 23. The Stars and Brunnstrom can come to an agreement on a new contract at any time before the hearing, but I don’t expect that to happen. I think Brunnstrom wants … Continue reading →

It will not kick in until he starts his pro career, and the plan still is to send him back to junior this season, but Glennie’s contract is done and it gives him a little more motivation to push for … Continue reading →